tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599142393169974145.post4903880045511015823..comments2017-10-16T02:40:42.053-07:00Comments on All Things Gaming: 5th edition Monstrous PCs AarakocraRich Howardnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599142393169974145.post-9348186504068953382016-11-13T05:34:42.890-08:002016-11-13T05:34:42.890-08:00I really like this a lot. Next campaign, or if I ...I really like this a lot. Next campaign, or if I die in this one, I think I&#39;ll play an Aaracockra ranger!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599142393169974145.post-45902991001903032902016-11-13T04:55:17.214-08:002016-11-13T04:55:17.214-08:00This is awesome. I might use an Aaracockra ranger...This is awesome. I might use an Aaracockra ranger next campaign myself! Unfortunately I JUST started a campaign as a fallen incubus paladin serving the goddess of love and the god of lust, but I&#39;ll keep Aaracockra in the back of my mind for next time!Kyle Stillwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04963164800516321866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599142393169974145.post-403176788617811202016-03-19T17:11:23.519-07:002016-03-19T17:11:23.519-07:00Tip if you have a dm thats a little more open to t...Tip if you have a dm thats a little more open to the peculiar use an aarakocra Monk. Its a really good mix of speed with heavy hitting mine when it hits lvl 20 will have 20 AC can hit 4 timea at the price of one ki and if chosen can stun. If you have good dice you can take on multiple enemies atonce with prficiencyUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03673245644829266756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599142393169974145.post-42079841343607203442015-11-12T07:16:35.222-08:002015-11-12T07:16:35.222-08:00Agreed. Having been a parrot owner and a veterinar...Agreed. Having been a parrot owner and a veterinary RN working with birds, their lifespan often takes new owners by surprise. Rich Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06235467601059472682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599142393169974145.post-12583285640530842092015-11-12T07:14:40.606-08:002015-11-12T07:14:40.606-08:00The original Jeff Dee art from early editions had ...The original Jeff Dee art from early editions had wings+arms and legs. In the 5e version, their wings are separate. I&#39;ve been contemplating an alternate build based on Jeff Dee&#39;s art where while they are flying they have very limited weapon use, likely disadvantage on all attack rolls because they use their partially-prehensile feet. To be honest, the ability to fire a bow or swing a sword while a pair of huge wings are keeping you aloft seems a stretch even for the 5e version.The biggest complaint about the flying speed from the Elemental 5e supplement is that they can be out of melee range while still firing bows at will. Limiting that would help their balance.Rich Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06235467601059472682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599142393169974145.post-87752601693944295672015-11-10T06:30:44.125-08:002015-11-10T06:30:44.125-08:00This is really helpful! I must say I am a little c...This is really helpful! I must say I am a little confused about limb count, though. From the illustrations you have, there is depicted both an Aarakocra with four limbs (wing/arms, legs), and two with six limbs (arms, wings, and legs). Is there an official number of limbs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599142393169974145.post-24363181632395301902015-10-04T00:12:00.393-07:002015-10-04T00:12:00.393-07:00Apparently in earlier editions of aarakocra live a...Apparently in earlier editions of aarakocra live an average higher than humans (101-150 is the range given), the exception being those in Athas which live an average of 30. I think in general lifespans on Athas are shorter though.... it&#39;s a pretty brutal place. So I&#39;d go with 101-150 for their lifespan outside of Dark Sun campaigns.<br /><br />The longer lifespan makes more sense though, as typically birds live longer than mammals of similar size. Even parrotlets which are tiny birds can live 15-20 years if well cared for.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10721936478523204171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599142393169974145.post-75840627283241532792015-05-05T15:56:19.444-07:002015-05-05T15:56:19.444-07:00It was honestly random. I couldn&#39;t find a thin...It was honestly random. I couldn&#39;t find a thing on their age at the time, but the Elemental PDF came out months after I posted this with the hilariously short lifespan. Just haven&#39;t bothered to change it.<br /><br />I would guess they have huge clutches of eggs!? Makes them ideal combat fodder for sure.Rich Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06235467601059472682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599142393169974145.post-70457685720759059252015-05-05T15:52:30.158-07:002015-05-05T15:52:30.158-07:00why live so long? all previous items list them as ...why live so long? all previous items list them as like dead by 30 or soJames Ghttp://dnd.rm-o.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599142393169974145.post-59397675618244180692015-03-30T11:26:00.582-07:002015-03-30T11:26:00.582-07:00Thanks so much. There is an &quot;official&quot; a...Thanks so much. There is an &quot;official&quot; aarakocra in the recent, and free, Elemental Evil Player&#39;s Companion, but I find both the unrestricted fly speed and lack of other interesting flavor less than compelling.<br /><br />http://tribality.com/2015/03/10/elemental-evil-players-companion/Rich Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06235467601059472682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599142393169974145.post-83170707371377627032015-03-30T11:14:29.037-07:002015-03-30T11:14:29.037-07:00This looks like a pretty cool race. Nicely done!This looks like a pretty cool race. Nicely done!RPG GMhttps://fyxtrpg.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599142393169974145.post-78379685480708961482015-03-17T16:12:06.261-07:002015-03-17T16:12:06.261-07:00Wonderful! I love hearing that. Thank you very muc...Wonderful! I love hearing that. Thank you very much and I hope you have a lot of fun.<br /><br />Perhaps he will let you use the rogue infiltrator class. The only difference between it and the thief class is the Agile Flier ability that is a slightly tweaked version of the Monk&#39;s missile deflection feature.Rich Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06235467601059472682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599142393169974145.post-33997269775988579822015-03-17T02:17:34.768-07:002015-03-17T02:17:34.768-07:00I actually prefer yours over the one on the player...I actually prefer yours over the one on the player&#39;s companion! I showed this to my DM but he didn&#39;t like all the fancy stuff that doesn&#39;t come with the one on the players companion (Dive atack, keen senses and Child of Aaqa).<br /><br />I&#39;m planning on playing a Rogue Aarakocra that works as a scout for the party and the keen senses trait would be REALLY helpful.<br /><br />Any recommendations? We have 104 points to distribute on our ability scores and we have to use sanity. I was thinking something like this STR 10 DEX 18 (+2) CON 18 INT 17 WIS 17 (+1) CHA 10 SANITY 14 but I&#39;m not sure because I&#39;m just a newb at D&amp;D.<br /><br />BTW! I should have said this on my first comment but, thank you for this post. I had to choose between being an Aarakocra and being a Svirfneblin. But all the background information and detailed descriptions of their society and the roles they have in each class inspired me to write my own back story as an Aarakocra.<br /><br />Thank you very much!Iván Preciadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14251335135885714982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599142393169974145.post-21704291332372848712015-03-16T20:15:43.083-07:002015-03-16T20:15:43.083-07:00I did see that. Thanks so much for checking in.
I...I did see that. Thanks so much for checking in.<br /><br />I don&#39;t actually find that version compelling. A flat 50&#39; fly speed at 1st level with minimal restrictions is an almost game-breaking ability. As a DM, you need to really think about the choice of letting that into the game. The version I present here eventually gets the 50&#39; fly speed at a time when the game starts to consider fly spells and such in adventure design. I also find the additional flavor abilities of this build to be more interesting. Of course, that&#39;s just me so I expect players will play (and DMs will allow) whatever works for their game.<br /><br />I did have an interesting conversation about considering races like this in the same way I would for an aquatic game. To have a group of flying PCs and running a high-altitude game would be fascinating, and this fly-speed issue would be moot.<br /><br />Thanks again!Rich Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06235467601059472682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599142393169974145.post-23935733696067668302015-03-16T18:36:38.668-07:002015-03-16T18:36:38.668-07:00I don&#39;t know if you already know. But they mad...I don&#39;t know if you already know. But they made the Aarakocra a playable race with the Elemental evil player&#39;s companion. Maybe you could update the traits with those of the book (for example the flying speed is 50ft).Iván Preciadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14251335135885714982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599142393169974145.post-57443843710263998572015-03-10T09:56:50.614-07:002015-03-10T09:56:50.614-07:00Excellent! Let me know how it plays around your ta...Excellent! Let me know how it plays around your table.Rich Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06235467601059472682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599142393169974145.post-91169003660234310552015-01-15T10:00:06.562-08:002015-01-15T10:00:06.562-08:00One of my players is playing an Aarakocra Druid - ...One of my players is playing an Aarakocra Druid - thanks for this writeup!Juberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08310746668731464662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599142393169974145.post-24110963805972276362014-12-30T15:49:56.714-08:002014-12-30T15:49:56.714-08:00That is very kind of you. I hope you enjoy the oth...That is very kind of you. I hope you enjoy the other races here and at www.tribality.com. Rich Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06235467601059472682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599142393169974145.post-69301008035171441842014-12-30T14:39:42.523-08:002014-12-30T14:39:42.523-08:00Inspiring and beautiful work. It&#39;s incredible ...Inspiring and beautiful work. It&#39;s incredible how you gave me an enormous charge in playing and trying to apply some mods to races. It&#39;s a so well-written article, that you make that seem so simple and easy! <br /><br />Thank you so much for your work! Be sure I will surely consider to play an Aarakocra in next campaigns!Antonio Natillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733905424288227927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599142393169974145.post-80941619700912494322014-10-16T14:19:18.722-07:002014-10-16T14:19:18.722-07:00Thanks, Tim. More monstrous races to come.Thanks, Tim. More monstrous races to come.Rich Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06235467601059472682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599142393169974145.post-73593437162821766242014-10-13T00:38:38.778-07:002014-10-13T00:38:38.778-07:00Most excellent post.Most excellent post.Tim Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14745040617370836738noreply@blogger.com